American Education Week: TEACH

T = Teacher

E = Educate

A = Adventure

C = Children

H = Hard work

Teachers are some of the hardest working people I know. Teaching is more than a job. Many educators choose teaching as a career for the reward it brings - not the hours or the vacation days.

There are lots of myths around about teaching; here are a few:

• MYTH: A teacher’s day ends at 3:00 PM.
• FACT: Many teachers are lucky to leave school by 5:00 - and most are there by 7:00 AM.

• MYTH: Teachers get their summers off.
• FACT: Many teachers spend their summers participating in professional development, taking classes, and attending conferences.

• MYTH: Teaching is easy, and anyone can do it.
• FACT: Teaching is a rigorous professional career. Educators must maintain a current teaching certificate.

• MYTH: Teachers are solely responsible for learning.
• FACT: Teaching is more than than just helping students understand math. Many teachers are invested in the lives of their students. They are guiding, nurturing, and encouraging students.

Teachers don’t leave their work at the “office”. It goes home with them. They work well past 3:00 and spend summers learning and adapting their skills to meet the ever-changing needs of teachers. Teaching is a career marked with hard work and dedication.

Pepper recognizes the hard work it takes to be a teacher. Thank you for your sacrifice.

So, when you’re signing up for professional development and continuing your own education, we hope you’ll look to Pepper for online learning courses and resources. Many teachers use the Pepper courses to meet their districts requirements for salary growth, re-certification, and for CEUs.

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